History is More or Less Bunk
Even though some believe “history is more or less bunk,” the Bloggernacle performed well this week! Here are the highlights:
Times and Seasons broke long-standing historical precedent by asking historian Kathleen Flake a mere Eleven Questions, but she made a fine showing nonetheless.
In other developments:
- J. Stapley asks one of life’s golden questions: Is the League of Nations the dreaded New World Order? Read the post and this book to find out.
- J. also surveyed Historical Teachings on Women Administering to the Sick
- The Neighbor took a long look at the always exciting one-two combination of Smallpox and the Mormons. Meanwhile, J. Stapley’s idle comment regarding temple work for Edward Jenner, smallpox vaccination pioneer, sends Mormon genealogists scurrying to see if the work has been done.
- I also reviewed a personal gamble made by President Joseph F. Smith during the 1904 Reed Smoot hearings regarding his personal life: President Smith Takes His Chances
- Bonus of the week: A great book to share when your home teachers stop by this month!
Update from last week: Seller of rare, 1842 copy of the Book of Mormon dismisses insulting $26,000 bid.
Let’s not forget the 11th History Carnival over at Studi Galileiani which Rosalynde Welch’s post here was honored as one of the best history blog posts of the month.
Comment by Clark Goble — May 3, 2005 @ 10:25 pm
Also I was somewhat disappointed that Kathleen Flake’s 12 Questions got so little feedback, even after Ben posted the link to her paper. That’s one of my all time favorites of Mormon scholarship and has been ever since I first read it years ago. I would have thought it controversial enough to have engendered at least some discussion. Maybe this will drum up some discussion at T&S? (Where the posts come fast enough at times that many I think miss them)
Comment by Clark Goble — May 3, 2005 @ 10:28 pm